Don DeLillo's “Videotape” is a short story about a man absolutely captivated by certain news images that can be described as both raw and shocking. The images are played in a loop, over and over again. It depicts a young girl with a camcorder riding in the back seat of her family's car and filming a man driving a Dodge behind them. She continues pointing the camera at the man and filming until, suddenly, he is shot and murdered. The man watching the tape at home is clearly mesmerized and fascinated by the images, so much so that he was trying to convince his wife to watch them with him. This story depicts society's complete fascination with shocking and disturbing content related to death and other horrific events, unless they are involved themselves. This, along with other features, clearly suggests that "Videotape" is a piece of postmodern literature. This report will analyze and describe why "Videotape" belongs to postmodern literature through an in-depth analysis of the selected passage and a brief description of the story as a whole. Postmodernism is a vague term that can describe a variety of disciplines which include: architecture, art, music, cinema, fashion, literature…etc. (Klages). In the case of “Videotape,” postmodern literature would be the primary focus or area of ​​study. This type of literature emerged in the post-World War II era and relies heavily on the use of techniques such as fragmentation, the creation of paradoxes and questionable protagonists. Furthermore, postmodern literature also exudes ambiguity and critical thinking, where the focus is primarily on the reader and their experience of the work rather than content and form. Building on this, the chosen passage...... middle of paper...... his situation in the story is not more important than his subjective voice where he tries to undermine the original story with responses generally negative and cynical. This is called anti-history (Denning). Last but not least, this passage clearly illustrates all the major characteristics of postmodernism, which is the type of literature that DeLillo had chosen to illustrate. Works Cited Dennings, Stephen. The Springboard: How Storytelling Triggers Action in Knowledge Age Organizations. Boston, London, Butterworth Heinemann, October 2000. Postmodernism. Internet. November 19, 2013. Keep, C., T. McLauglin, and R. Parmar. No. Internet. November 21, 2013. .Klages, Mary. No. Internet. November 21 2013. .